Apparatus for finishing pipes.



I. W. LATSHAW. APPARATUS FOR FINISHING PIPES. APPLICATION men APR. 25. ms.

,1 92,536. Patentd July 25, 1916.

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APPARATUS FOR FINISHING PIPES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25 I916.

Patented July .25, 1916.

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WETNES$ES -J. W. LATSHAW. APPARATUS FOR FINISHING PIPES. APPLICATION FILED APR. 25. 19H).

' Patented July 25, 1916.

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JOSEPH W. LATSEAW,

JERSEY.

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ASS-IGNOR To NATIONAL CORPORATION or NEW APPARATUS FOR FINISHING PIPES.

Application filed Apri12 5, 1816. Serial N9. 93,521.

To all whom it may concern: d

{Be it known that I, Josnrrr W. LA'rsHAw,

' a citizen of the Umted States, and resident tubes preparatory to cutting the thread on the ends thereof, and while not restricted to r such use, more particularly relates to apparatus for use in rounding the ends of the larger sizes of pipes to make them more truly cylindrical and in facing and chamfering the rounded pipe ends preparatory to cutting the threads thereon.

In manufacturing welded pipes and tubes, particularly the larger sizes or those made bythelapweld process, the opposite ends of the pipes vary slightly in diameter and the ends of such pipes and tubes are found to be flattened at the weld and generally to be somewhat distorted and not trulycylindrical. As a result, the pipes when threaded are generally found to have black threads on the ends thereof; 11.5., threads having flat apices, due to irregularities in the surfaces and in the diameters at the opposite ends of the pipes and tubes.

One object of my invention is to provide pipe finishing apparatus having novel means whereby the ends ofwrought metal pipes and tubes arefaced and chamfered preparatory to'cutting the threads thereon, and whereby the ends of the pipes and tubes are made more uniform in diameter or size and more truly cylindrical prior to the facing and chamfering operations and later threading operations.

Another object of this invention'is to provide pipe finishing apparatus having novel means whereby the ends of the pipes or tubes are rounded and'thereby made more truly cylindrical and the rounded pipe ends are faced and chamfered in preparation for the later threading finish the pipe ends bevel and provide more perfect threads.

A further object of the-invention is to provide improved'means whereby the pipes operations to thereby Specification of Letters Patent.

part of this specification,

, apparatus as with a more uniform Patented July 25, 19116.

and tubes are handled in finishing the ends thereof for the subsequent threading oper ations.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of the novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts shown in the drawings, set forth in the appended claims, and fully described hereinafter.

Referring now to the drawings forming Figure 1 is a plan showing one embodiment of pipe finishing constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig. Sis a sectional end elevation of the pipe rounding mechanism forming part of the apparatus shown in gigs. 1 and 2, the section being taken on the ne elevation, partly in section, showing the adjustable pipe clamping mechanism on the facing and chamfe'ring machine forming part of my improved apparatus, the section being taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional end elevation on a larger scaleshowing the front of the rotary head or face-plate of the facing-and chamfering machine, with the facing toolsand floating chamferin'gtools mounted thereon, the section being taken on the line V-V of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section showing details inthe construction of the chuck employed in securing the floating chamfering tool for chamfering or cutting the bevel in'the outer edge of the pipe ends, on the face plate or head of the facing and chamfering machine. Fig. 7 is a detail end elevation of the apparatus shownv in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section similar to Fig. 6, showing the chuck and floating chamfering tools for chamfering or cutting the bevel on the inner edge of the pipe ends. I Fig. 9 is a sectional detail similar to Figs. 6 and 8, showing the construction and arrangement of the chucks by which the facing tools are secured to the rotary face plate of the facing and chamferin machine. Fig. 10 is a detail end elevation .of the apparatus shown in Fig. 9. Figs. 11 and 12 are end eleva tions showing, relative to the pipe, the position of the supporting rollers used in sup- III-IIIof Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end porting the pipe when being moved lengthwise thereon; %Figs. 13 and 14 are end elevations similar to Figs. 11 and 12, showing the position of the supporting rollers rela tive to the pipe when the pipe is being rotated or turnedangularly on the supportingrollers. I, In, the accompanying drawings, the numeral 2 designates a facing and chamfering -machine having a face plate 3 on oneend of a horizontal spindle or barrel 4 wl 1ich is mounted in the bearing 5 on. the frame of the machine 2, and the spindle 4 is provided to the driving pinion 12 on one end of the armature shaft 13 of the driving motor 14.

Themotor 14 is adjustably mounted on a faceplate 3 by means of the hand operated jso bracket 15 forming part of the frame ofthe machine 2. Adj-ustably secured on shears or ways 16- forming part of the frame of the machine 2, is an adjustable carriage 17 which is moved toward and away from'the carnage adjustingwheel 18 on the shaft 19 which is operatively mounted on'the frame ofthe machine and has a spur gear 20 thereon meshing with the rack 21 on the under I side ofthe carriage 17.

.The carriage17 is provided with remov -v able', rela 'vely" adjustable, gripping blocks or dies 22'and 23, the top die 22 being vertically movable as shown, 2 connected byttoggle links 24 and 25 to the lengthwise vertical adjusting screw 26 in the and being pivotally top of the carriage 17 The-screw 26 extends through a threaded nut 27 which is rota-- tabl'y secured on the top of the carriage 17 I v and the nut isprovided with a hand wheel pends of;the toggle links 24- and 25 are piv- "ot'ed t'ofithe crosshead 28 for turning the nut in moving the toggle to adjust the top die relative to the bottom die 23. The adjoining overlapping 29 on the piston rod '7 30 which extends horizontally between the with a piston 31 located in the double form1ng- ,'diesand the adjusting screw 26.

One end of thepiston rod 30 is provided acting fluidpressure cylinder 32 forming part of the"carr1age.17.'

I =The. ends of the c'yli'nder 32 are provided withpo'rts connected to supply pipes 33, 34,

A and the pipes 33,34, are connected to a "source of fluid pressure,a valve (not-shown) beingconnectedto the pipes to control the -admission and discharge of fluid pressure to theopposite sides of the piston 31. The

opposite end of the piston rod extends through a bearing 35 on the carriage 17 and is provided with V erably formed of rubber to cushion the piean elastic bumper -36, prefton when the piston is moved to cause the "bolts 46, the chucks 48, '49, elongated hole or slot 57 thereinfor the cap 7 plate by means of bolts 43 and 44, and re movably secured in each of the chucks 41, 42, is a facing tool 45 which is adapted to engage with and face off the end of the rounded pipes at right angles to the length of the pipes. 4 I

.4 Removably secured-in the slots 39, 40, by means of bolts 46 and 47 are chucks 48 and 49 in which the floating chamfering tools 50 and 51 areadjustably secured. As shown, the chamfering topL50 is positioned to bevel the outer edge and the chamfering tool 51 is arranged to bevel the other or inner edge of the pipe ends. Set screws 52, '52, provide means for securing the facing tools in the tool holders of the chucks 41,42,-and set screws53, 53, hold the chamfering tools 50, 51, in their respectivechucks 48 and 49. (See Fig, 5).

rotating face plate3 on the facing The face plate "3 is arranged to rotate- -counter-clockwi se, in the apparatusshown the pipe being held stationary. while the 1 ends of the pipes are being faced and chamgripping mechanism arranged to fioat on the face plate and yieldingly hold the chamfering tools in engagementwith the edges of the end of the pipes, so as to take care of anyirregularities in the surface of the pipes while being chamfered and to'provide abevel of uniform width on the chamfered edges of the pipes.

As will be seen by reference to Figs. 6, 7and 8, a T-head .bolt 46 forming part of. the

.chucks is secured in the slots 39, 40, in the face plate, a separator 54' and washer 55 spanning the slots 39, 40, so the nut 56 will the slots. x

I rigidly hold the bolts 46 in position within The recessed or forked end of the chucks 1 or tool holders 48 and 49 for the chamfering tools 50, 5l,'embraces the separators 54 on the also having an bolts 47 screw threaded intovopenin'gs in the face plate3. A projection 58 on the tool holders orchu'cks 48, 49, extends downwardly into the slots 39, 40', in the face plate and one end of the projection 58 is in en .gagement with the end of the recess 59 in the elongated, head 60 of-the T-head bolts 46 within the slots. Positioned within the acting cylinder 67 is provided with a hole or recess in the projection 58 is a helical spring 61 with one end in engagement with the bottom of the hole, and the other end of the spring ,61 engages with the end of the adjusting screw 62 on the .T-head of the bolts 46, 46, the adjusting'screws 62 being arranged to vary the amount of compression on the. springs 61. In this way the chucks for the chamfering' tools are arranged to yieldingly hold the chamfering tools 50, 51, against the edge of the pipe ends in chamin the surface or inaccuracies in the con.- tour of the pipe will not prevent a uniform bevel being provided on the edges ofthe pipe in the chamfering operations, while turning the adjusting screws 62 and thereby increasing the compression on the sprin 61, increases the force with which the chamfering tools engage with the pipe.

Located in front of and forming part of the chamfering machine 2 is a carriage forming a gripping mechanism by which the pipes are held to prevent rotation and lengthwise movement while being operated upon by the rounding dies 22, 23, of the pipe rounding mechanism on the carriage l7, and by the tools or cutters 45, 45, 50, 51, of the facin and chamfering machine 2. The grlppmg mechanism comprises a stationary top die 63 which is removablysecured to the cross-head 64rand a vertically movable'bottom die 65 which is removably secured on the upper end of a plunger 66 in the fluid pressure cylinder67 onthe base 68 of the gripping mechanism, The bending faces 63, 65 of-the dies 63, 65, preferably are made slightly elliptical with the major axis of the ellipse extending horizontally so that when the pipe ends are being rounded the flattened portions at the weld of the pipes being at the side or in line with the major axis of the ellipse will be sprung outwardly so as tofgive this portion .of the pipe a permanent set, which when the bending dies are released will enable the flattened surface at the weld removed.

The base 68 is connected by columns 69 to the cross-head 64. 'The single ort which is connected by the pipe 70 thro iigh a suitable three-way valve (not shown) with a source of fluid pressure.

Positioned in front of the facing and chamfering machine and the gripping mechpermanently anism is a series of substantially-horizontal ort the pipes while being rolled into the plane of the axis of the facing skids 71 to supp machine and gripping mechanism into posi tion to be moved lengthwise into and out of position to be engaged by the rounding blocks and facing tools.

The skids 71 which as shown are arranged fering the pipe so that slight irregularities ting pipe.

pipevends to spring into a substantially true circle having the four posts or in pairs are pivotally connected at their ends to supports formed by pedestals 72 and vertical adjusting .screws73, the nuts 74 when turned moving the screws 73 to raise and lower the skids71. As the size of the pipes operated upon will vary. from time to time the skids 71 are-made vertically adjustable to enable the axis ofvthe pipes when supported on the skids to be brought into alinement with the fixed axis of the rotating face plate 3, and the clamping dies 22, 23, and

to facilitate-the movement of the pipes endwise in moving the pipes into and out of operating position relative to the bending mechanism and facing'machine 2. Also positioned in line with the axis of the facing and chamfering machine 2 and the pipe gripping mechanism, at a oint between the rollers 75, 75, is a vertic 1y movable sup. port 77 This support comprises two antifriction rollers 77, 7 7 ,secured in bearings 78,

with the axes of the rollers 77 extending horizontally in a direction parallel with the axis of the pipe supported thereon, so that when carried on the rollers 7 7 77 the pipes arereadily rotatedto bring the seam 0r weld of the pipe in the desired position, ordinarily'one at a point' between the top and bottom surface of the horizontallyextend- The bearings 78 are secured to the upper end of the plunger 79 of a vertical fluid pressure cylinder 80. The upper end of the plunger 79 is threaded and a helical spring .81 on the plunger yieldingly en ages the nut 82 on the screw'threaded end 0 the plunger to cushion the downward movement of the plunger, 79 in the cylinder 80. The plunger 79 and cylinder 80 are-employed to raise and lower' the anti-friction rollers 7 7 7 7 into and out of pipe supporting position. By

the use of this Intermediate pipe support, which is vertically movable, the pipes are lifted from the rollers 75, 75, and are sup- I ported on the rollers 7 7, 77 in a' manner which permits the pipes to be readily rotated.

The operation of my improved apparatus will be readily understood by those skilled 1 in the art. After the size of the. pipes to be operated upon is determined the chucks 41, 42, 48 and 49 for the facing and chamferlng tools are adjusted on the face plate 3 of the facing and chamfering machine so as to be in position to operate upon the pipe ends.

The holding dies .22, 23," will be adjusted relatively in the carriage 17 manipulating the hand wheel 28 when the-"dies'22, 23, are

placed in position inthe carriage. Round- .The skids 71, 71, are then adjusted vertically so as to support the'pipe to extend with its axis in horizontal alinement with the axis of the clamping and bending dies. The sup-.

port 77 also is-adjusted vertically so that when in raised position" the rollers 77 77,-

will lift the pipe supported thereby above the-rollers 75,75, and in this way enable the pipe to be readily rotated or turned axially.

4 Storage bed The parts being adjusted as; has been'described, a pipe is transferred by rolling it on the skids 71, 71, from the hot bed or to the rollers 75, 75'. Fluid pressure is then admitted to 'the cylinder to raise-the plunger 79 and causethepair. of-

rollers 77, 77,

to ,engage with thepipe and lift it from the rollers 75, 75. The pipeis.

' thenturned axially on the rollers 77 to bring the seam or weld opposite the. parting between the dies 63-, 65 or at a point other than in a plane'on the vertical axis of the pipe, thepipe'being somewhat flattened or distorted on the seam or Weldon account of the enormous pressure developed in the welding operation. The plunger 7 9 is then lowered,'the pipe thereby being transferred to the rollers 75, Y75, and the pipe isthen moved lengthwise until its forward-end is between the rounding dies .63, '65,"of "the then admitted to the cylinder 67 of the rounding mechanism and the plunger is raised to lift the. bottom rounding die 65,

andiby engagement with theend of the pipe movements of the dies to change the 'posi-f bend the pipe and remove. any-flat spots and 'make the end of the pipe truly cylindrical and of substantially. uniform diameter.

When desirable or necessarythe roundi'ng dies 63, 65, will be, brought into engagement with the end of the pipe a number .of times in roundingthe end of the pipe, and the. 7

- paratus like that shown in the drawings will pipe may be turnedfbetweenthe' operative.

tion of the pipeend axially with respect to the dies. ;Whenthe rounding'oper'ation is 4 completed the bottom-die. islowered, in

. on theface plate 2- of the. chamfering andwhich position it ordinarily 'remains' during the facing and chamfering operations The pipe is moved lengthwiseuponlthe rollers 75, 75, until it projects beyond the holding I blocks 22, 23, onthe carriage 17 with its end in position to be engaged by the cutting. tools facing machine. The'hand wheel 18 is then the facing tools 45, 45,

.itsend squarely and chamfers or bevels rounding mechanism. Fluid pressure 16,16, and move the pipe lengthwise and bring its end into cutting engagement with and the chamfering tools 50, 51, on the rotating head or face plate 3'of the facing a'nd chamfering, machine; Engagement the cutting tools 45, 50 and 51 with the end of the pipe faces (1511f t e corners of the faced end of. the pipe. As the end of the pipe has been rounded or made truly cylindrical a uniform bevel will be formed on the pipe by the yielding chamfering tools so that the end of the pipe will be in the desired favorable condition for the later thread cutting-operations. As the chamfering, tools are yieldingly held in position against the edges of the pipe end by the compression springs 61 inequalities in the surface of the pipe at the ends thereof will be compensated for. The clamping die 22 on the carriage is then retracted to release the pipe' and the pipe is moved rearwardly lengthwise until clear of-the rounding mechanism, when it will be supported upon the rollers 75, 75. .When but one pipe finishing apparatus is employed the rollers 77, 77, will be lifted'to engage and support the pipe and the pipe is then turned end for end, and the other or unfinished end of the pipe is first inserted between the rounding dies andafter being rounded thereby, as has been described, is moved forwardly lengthwise until it projects through the clamping dies on the carriage 17. The carriage .17 is then adjusted on the ways 16, 16,'by means of the hand wheel'18 to bring the end of the :pipe into cutting engagement with the chamferi'ng and facing tools on the rotating face plate'3. -When this end ofthe pipe has been. finished by bringing it. into engagement with'the' cutting tools' on the face plate,

the-carriage 17 is movedba'ckwardly by 'means of the hand wheel 18, the clamping die 22 is retracted toi release the' pipe, and the pipe is then moved backwardly until clear of the rounding mechanism after which it ismoved transversely on the skids 71, to

a. place of storage or to pipe threading machine by'which the threads are provided on the ends of the pipe. 1

Preferably,two sets of pipe finishing'apbe employed, one operating on one end of -.the' pipes in rounding, facing and chamfering this end'of the pipes, and the second set of apparatus operating on the opposite end :of the pipe, the two sets of apparatus being of the support formed by'the skids 71.

The above described operations are then m staggered relation and on opposite sides repeated withjhe successive pipes to round the ends of the pipe and make them truly cylindrical, and to face and chamfer the "rounded ends of the pipes.

65 turned to move the carriage-17 onthe shears I no will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, arise from the novel arrangement and combination of apparatus shoiwnfi n the drawings and herein described. Instead of facing and chamfering pipe ends which are not truly cylindrical and thereby producing pipes having black threads, the ends of the pipes are rounded or made cylindrical and the rounded pipe ends are then faced and chamfered so that the later threading operat1ons are facilitated and the production of black threads on the pipes is materially vreduced and practically eliminated, while the,

opposite ends of the pipes are made of equal diameter instead of one end being slightly larger than the other, as is the case when the ends of the pipes are threaded without having been rounded after the welding operation, 1

' Modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts may; be made without departing from my invention as defined in the appended claims. I claim a 1. Apparatus for finishingi'pipes comprising rotary pipe facing and chamfering means, and pipe supporting means in front ofsaid facing and chamfering means, said porting means having sets of rollers to support the pipe when moving the pipe endwise, a second set of" rollers to supportthepipe "when. being rotated or turned axially, and

relative-vertical movement of said sets of means for causing a relative vertical moye ment of said sets of rollers whereby a pipe supported on one set is transferred to the other set thereof. a

3. Apparatus for finishing pipes comprising rotary pipe facing and chamfering means, pipe rounding mechanism in, front of and in alinement with said means, pipe supportin means in front of said facing and cham ering means and rounding mechanism, said supporting means having sets of rollers to support the'pipes when moving the pipes endwise, a second set of rollers to support the pipes when being rotated or turned axially, and means for causmg a rollers whereby a pipe supported on one set is transferred to the other set thereof, and horizontal skids extending on opposite sides "of the rollers on which the-pipes are rolled transverselyinto and out of position on saidsets of rollers.

.4. Apparatus for finishing pipes comprising rotary pipe facing and chamfermg means, pipe rounding'mechanism in. front of and in alinement with said means, and pipe snpportin means in front of facing andcham? mechanism, said supporting means having a set of rollers to support the pipes when moving the pipes endwise, a'second set of ering means and rounding rollers to support the-pipes when being ro- Y tated or turned axially, and means for causing a relative movement of. said sets of rollers whereby a pipe supported on one set'is transferred to the other set thereof, and horizontal skids extending on opposite sides of the rollers on which the pipes are rolled transversely into and out of position on said vertically adjustable to hold pipes of vary sets of rollers, said skids and rollers being ing sizes in alinement horizontally with the rotary facing means.

5. Apparatus for finishing! pipes comprising a facing machine havingfcutting tools for facing and chamfering the pipe .ends, means movably mounted on the facing machine for gripping and moving the. pipes lengthwise into cutting engagement with said cutting tools, a pipe rounding mechanism in front of said facing machine having relatively movable dies adapted to en gage with and round the ends of pipes to be faced and chamfered and having means for causing a relative approach of said dies, and

v means in front of said rounding. mechanism forming a horizontal pipe support, said meanshaving sets of horizontal rollers with the axes thereof extending at right angles to the axis of the pipe for supporting the pipes in-moving the pipes lengthwise horizontal rollers with the axes thereof extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe for supporting the pipes when being turned or rotated, and means for causing a relative vertical movement of the sets of rollers to transfer the other thereof. J

. 6. Apparatus for finishing pipes compris in g a facing machine having cutt ng tools for facing and chamferingthe pipe ends, means pipes from one to the movably mounted on the facing machine for A gripping and moving the pipes lengthwise into cutting engagement with said cutting tools, a pipe rounding mechanism in front .of

said facing machine having relatively movable dies adapted to engage with and round the ends of'pipes to be faced and chamfered and having means for causing alrelative ap- V proach of said dies, means in front of said rounding mechanism forming a horizontal pipe support, said means having sets of hori- Y zoiital rollers with the axes thereof extending at right angles to the axis of the pipe for supporting the pipe in moving the pipe lengthwise, horizontal rollers with the axes thereofextendin parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe or supporting the pipe when being turned or rotated, means for causinga relative vertical movement ofthesets of rollers to transfer the pipe from one tothe other thereof, and a series of horizontal skids -exfacing, and chamfering the pipe ends, means movably mounted on the facing machine for gripping and moving the pipes lengthwise into cutting engagement with said cutting tools, a pipe rounding mechanism in front of said facing machine having relatively movable dies adapted to engage with and round the ends of pipes to be faced and chamfered and having means for causing a relative apout of position on said rollers, and means for adjusting said skids and rollers vertically to proach of said dies, means in front of said ro unding mechanism forming a horizontal. pipe support, said means having sets of hori- 'zontal rollers with the axes thereof extending at right angles to theaxis of the pipe, for supporting the pipes in moving the pipes lengthwise, horizontal rollers with the axes thereof extending parallel to the longitudinal axisof the pipe for supporting the pipes when being -turned or rotated, means for causing a relative vertical movement of the sets of rollers to transfer the pipes from one to the other thereof, a series of horizontal skids extending on' opposite sides of said rollers on which the pipes are-moved into and maintain pipes of varying sizes in horizontal alinement with the rounding mechanism and facing machine. V

8-. pparatus for finishing pipes comprising a facing machine having-a'positively actuated rotary face plate, a plurality of tool holders adjustably secured on said face plate,

removable facing tools rigidly mounted on part of said tool holders, removable chamfering tools yieldingly mounted on others of said tool holders, said chamfering toolsforming floating cutters adapted to yieldingly engage and chamfer theedges of the p pe, and means for holding the pipe against rotation in the facing and chamfering op erations. r f a 1 9. Apparatus for finishing pipes comprising a facing machine having a positively actuatedrotary face plate, a plurality of tool holders adjustably secured on said face plate,

removable facing tools rigidly mounted on part of said tool holders, removable chamfering tools yieldingly mountedon others of said tool holders, said chamfering tools formingfioating cutters adapted toiyieldingly engage and chamfer the edges of the pipe, means for holding thepipe against rotation in the facing and chamfering operations, and means for causing a relative approach of said pipe and face plate.

10. Apparatus for finishing pipes comprising a facing machine having a positivel actuated rotary fa e plate,'tool holders a justably secured on the face plate, removable facing tools rigidly secured in part of said-- tool holders, removable chamfering tools yieldingly mounted in others of the tool holders, said tools being adapted to engage the end of the pipes belng faced and chamfered, and gripping means'for holding the pipe against rotation in the facing and chamfering operations, said gripping means being adjustable relativeto the face plate to vmove the pipe into cutting engagement with the rotating facing and chamfering tools.

In testimony whereof I havehereunto' set my hand. I 7 v JOSEPH W; LATSHAW. f 

